Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-05-05

new location as provided by sec'on elght oil thls
chapter.
Section 2 ANY corporation formed under the
general railroad laws OF this state, may be allowed
TO extend lie road 10 other points OF places on ap
piCatiun TO the board OF railroad commissioners Us
provided in section one OF this act. and by cont orm
Ing the general railroad laws OF the state far
as the may be applicable.
Section 3 The board ot railroad commissioners
shall have power to revive the charter OF any
railroad corporation. organized under the general
law which may have lapsed by failure OF the cor
porston 10 e its location or to begin It's construc
ton within the time limited by such charter, on
application made by the directors OF said corpora
ton to the board Of railroad comnIss oners III the
manner provided il section one Of this act
tApproved March II, 1871
Chapter 81.
AN ACT to amend section sixty eight OF chapter
eighteen Of the Revised Satutes relating to
WAYS
Be i enacted, SC as follows
Section /. section sixty eight OF chapter egh
teen OF the revised statutes s hereby amended, so as
to read ~ follows
Section Is, When IA way street is raised or
lowered 10y surveyor or person authorized, 10 the
injury of owner Of land adjoining, he may,
within q year, apply in Whiting TO the municipal
officers and they shall view such way street and
assess the damages, II any have been ocCasioned
thereby, to he pald b. the town, and any person
acgrieved by SAID assessment, may. IN addition to
any other remedy now provided by law. have them
deterJplned, on complaint 10 the supreme judicial
court, IN the manner prescribed IN section eighteen
OF this chapter, amended by section i've OF chap
ter three hundred and fifty OF the laws of
eighteen hundred and eighty Ave,
Section p This act shAll apply 10 all claims ans
ing under said section sixty eight since March SIX,
eighteen hundred and eighty live. and proceedings
thereon. lApproyed March II, lssI.l
Chapter 9s.
AN ACT to amend section SIX, chapter hun
bred and thirty-our of The Revised Statutes, rel
alive 10 witnesses before the Grand Jury.
Be Il enacted, &C, As follows:
Section elk of chapter one hundred AID thirty
four Of the revised statutes is hereby amended, 50
that the same shall read is follows
Section g. The attorney general, county sttor-
ney, or foreman OF the grand jury, shall swear
ethrm, in presence OF the jury, all witnesses who
to testify before them. and list thereof, stat
Ing the cases in which they testify shall be returned
into court by the foreman before the jury dIs-
charged, and hled and entered record by the
clerk. The clerk shall not make such list public,
until the criminal cases At such term have been
tined or otherwise disposed Of
tApproved March IL, 1881
Chapter 0s.
AN ACT TO regulate the auditing Of Accounts OF
public Institutions.
Be it enacted, &c. as follows:
Section /. The accounts Of the officers of all
public institutions except where otherwls. special.
y proT1ded tor, sAai! be audited by the goyeruo.
section :. This &C. shall take effect when APP
proved Approved March H. 1857
Chapter 400.
AN ACT to amend section tLIrty-one Of chapter
eleven OF the Revised statutes, relating 10 Free
Be Il enacted, &c, az follows:
Section thlrty one OF chapter eleven oil TIE re
vleed statutes, Is hereby amended ty stIlku; oat
the word Who'll, IL tho fourth line, all OF the
fifth sixth, seventh, eight and LIIth Ines, and the
words prescribed course, OF staIs u the tenth
hne, and by Inserting n place thereof. the words
by direction o. the experimenting school commit
tee, 80 that SAID section IS amended sLl.. read.
Section 81. The course oi STUDY IA tue tree
high schools shall embrace the ordinary Lugl!sh
academic studies, especially the na.g-! >c.en,es
their Application to mechanics. manu-: .@tults AID
Agriculture bu. the ancient or modern languages
shall not he taught therein except by direction OF
the supt rrtendIug school committees having sup
ervislon thereof such schools, when established
by any town or union Of towns, shall lie free all
the youth IN such town or towns, on such attain
ments OF scholarship as shah he nxed by the
mit'ee5 having supervision thereof. When such
school IS established BY any district union OF
districts, II shall be free IN the manner 10 the
scholars within such districts, and open also to
scholars passing the required examination from
without such districts but within the town. In
which such districts situated, on payment to
the agent OF the district in which such school is
located OF such tuition TO be fixed by the supern-
tending school co4unttee or committees having
supervision oil the same, as Is equivalent to the
cost scholar OF maintaining such school, after de-
Quoting the aid extended by the state Whenever
in the Judgment OF the overwhelming school com
mttees having the supervision Of any tree high
school or schools the number OF pupils in the same
may be increased without detriment, scholars from
without the towns directly Interested III such hooi
or schools, may be admitted to the passing
the required examination and paying such tuition
as may be fixed by such committee, the treasurer
OF the town IN which the school is kept when the
school Is maintained by town OF union of towns,
or 10 the agent OF the district IN which the school
is kept, where such school is maintained by dis
tnct union OF districts
: Section 2 This act shall take effect when ap-
proved tApproved March II, 1887
Chapter lOl.
AN ACT In relation to Paupers in unineorporated
places.
Be II enacted &c, a. follows:
w whenever who hay n iepal NJ
within the state, found in unincorporated
places. and needing immediate relief and are
brought into any adjoining town obliged by law to
care Tor and furnish relief TO such persons and re-
LET is SO furnished, the state shall reimburse said
towlrfor such relief SO furnished, in the same man
ner and under tbs same restrictions provided in
section twenty nine chapter twenty four of the re-
of the poor OF said town have permit in writing
from the governor and council to remove the same
into their town. Approved March II, 1871
Chapter l01,
AN ACT TO amend chapter one hundred and forty
four OF the Revised Statutes, relating To State
Pensions.
Be il enacted, &C., as follows:
Section two OF chapter one hundred and forty.
four OF the revised statutes is hereby amended BY
striking out the words$" from wounds or injury
sustained in the service while in the line of duty
SO that said section amended, shall read az
follows:
Section @ The widow during her widowhood
orphan children under twelve years of age, orphan
minor children over twelve years of age who are
partially totally disabled by accident or chronic
sickness, or the dependent parent sister of any
soldier or seaman deceased entitled the same
pension as is provided IN the preceding section and